Thursday, October 1, 2009

So, Whitney shared with you all her version of the mason jar turned apothecary idea we saw at Michael's (still cannot for the life of me find what magazine it was in ~ if you have seen it let us know!). If you missed it here is the link! Well, she did beat me to it but mine are FINALLY done! I chose to style mine for Halloween and I made three of them! I have included a tutorial for all of you ~ these are super easy, versatile and afforadable! DIY just doesn't get any better than that!

I painted the TOP of each lid and all of the unfinished wood pieces with Americana Lamp (Ebony) Black acrylic.

I then completely wrapped the edge of each lid with 4 ply Jute Twine ~ securing it with a thin line of hot glue as I wrapped.

I then used Gorilla Glue to attach ....

The finals on the lids....

each candle stick on a base....

and the glass canister to candle stick.

Using my 3M sanding block I lightly distressed ALL of the edges...

distressing makes all the difference!

Now to fill them!

I purchased these three letters at Michael's for $1.00 each and this bag of Raffia at Wal-Mart for $1.57.

I painted the letters with two coats of Antique White Acrylic...

and of course they received a visit from our dear friend Ralph!

just paint on and wipe away!

Remember the Raffia ~ a handful and stuff!

Raffia and a letter in one jar...

candy corn and a letter in the other two!

I LOVE them just the way they are but Halloween doesn't last all year ~ can't let these adorable little things go to waste....

How 'bout these little beauties....

I purchased these three items to go in each jar at Wal-Mart ~ Lima Beans, Decor Sand and Decor Rocks!

These are great for year-round decor and are so versatile ~ you can change them for every season ~ I can't wait to show you what I do with them for Christmas! I hope you are inspired to make some of your own ! We would love to see your creativity run WILD with these!

Don't forget to join our 'I did it Without my Hubby' link party and giveaway on October 8!

Alright- I am totally blog-stalking, but I absolutely LOVE love LovE your creativity and inventions! You are inspiring me! My mom and I both love to remake, and I am also faced with a white walled house in Idaho (just moved in this Jan). So room by room, I am getting a bit more color and a bit more brave with the power tools:). Thanks for your fun ideas ladies!

oH MY OH my' I am so head over hills in love with these.... and since I don't have a HOBBY LOBBY... (thanx to all of you who rub it in!) HA. So since I don't have a H.L. and am totally in love with your amazing work... will you send me a the darling triplets... HA ;) ;) ;) seriously LOVE THIS, thanks for sharing.. I am know going to sulk some more. ;)

Gorgeous! I think you two might surpass me in my love for Hobby Lobby. I am lucky enough to have 5 stores within 15 miles of my house and during the 80%-90% off home decor clearance sales, I have been known to hit up all 5 in a single day.

Awesome - Awesome - Awesome!!! Those are way too cute. Great job - I love that they are dressed for Halloween. And good idea changing them out - everything I'm doing lately is with an eye towards being able to reassemble somehow for a new season!

Those are TOTOTOTTOTOALLY Awesome!! I love it! I think I am going to have to make a stop at Michael's and Hobby Lobby now. See what you started! Thanks for sharing and the tutorial too. I love to see the transformation of something ordinary into something soo fun and cute and inexpensive!

Absolutely love the idea!! I've been looking for stylish yet affordable apothecary jars everywhere... and these homemade ones are cheaper and the best looking ones I've found yet! Thanks for the wonderful idea! (I hope to have this craft done by the time my fiance gets home. I can't wait to see the look on his face when he see's them and assumes I've spent a fortune on them, and then finds out I made them for minimal costs!) You ladies rock!!

I really like this project...it is something I really am going to do. Can you imagine...using these jars in the bathroom for soaps, cotton balls, Qtips? What a great idea. And then in the kitchen...tea bags and coffee? I love it. Great great idea!Have a wonderful weekend!Blessings,Debbie

Hello Ashley - I'm lovin' your jar idea! But shoot, I don't have a Hobby Lobby here in San Diego. Have you seen wooden finials any where else? I'll have to keep my eye out for them. What a fabulous project. Thank you for sharing!

I'm such a copycat! I loved these and made my set yesterday! They are in my living room and even my husband said he liked them. The HL here was out of the size jars I needed so I bought "smooth sided" mason jars. I love the way they turned out. I think I am going to make a white set too! Hope to blog about them soon. Great blog - you girls are so talented!

From one who has just recently been freed from a 20 year imprisonment in the corporate jungle, your apothecary jar project is AH-MAZING!! Thank you so much for sharing with those of us desperately trying to wake up their creative side!!!

These are fabulous. As soon as I saw them (seriously, like within 5 minutes) I was out the door to get supplies. I hit up Sal.Army and got 2 heavy duty wall candle sconces. I spray painted them black (they were dirty gold) and attached tall cylinder vases. Then I filled them like you did. Thanks for the inspiration!

new to this blog, i just stumbled across it, and boy am i glad that I did!!! I will be RUNNING to hobby lobby tomorrow to pick the stuff up to do this! i LOVE apothacary jars, and they're so expensive I always pass them up! now I can make my own for super cheap??? SIGN ME UP!! :D Thanks for this great tutorial!!!

Oh. my. gosh. Those have to be the most fabulous thing I've seen in awhile. Wow. I Looooove apothecary jars, but these are even better with the wood accents. They would be fab in my family room! You go girls, I am fast becoming addicted to you blog! :)

So I know my comment comes late but I am new to follow and I am in love with this site! I did go and purchase all of the makings for these and I will doing them this weekend, but I have to say, my Hobby Lobby is more expensive! it stinks! For all of the materials, it ran me about $38 bucks! SAME materials! Yikes!

I too have just found your blog. I love it. I went and gathered all my supplies and I spent close to 30 dollars also. I think I even got a shorter jar. They were 3.99 each. can't wait to get them. thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas.

Hey guys! I've had several questions on the price of our materials. We never pay full price for items. Hobby Lobby alternates their sales every week and you can get these items 40% - 50% off. This is how I saved so much money for them.

I have just found your blog as well. I am really impressed with all of the wonderful project you are posting. I have a Hobby Lobby in my area and they have some amazing item. I just purchased 12 of their wooden pears (with a very grey french chic look to them), for $3 each after the 50% off sale. Mind you there were only 3 in my local city, 5 back home with mom, 3 with sis, and 3 about 30 mins away. I do love Hobby Lobby.

I am convinced you can really outfit you home's accessories with Hobby Lobby deals...especially when they run a fantastic sale.

Since I am not a home owner...yet, but soon to be I will be scooping up all of their Christmas ornaments right after Christmas is over!!!

I have wanted to make these since you first posted them. I had to wait until after the Christmas season was over so I would have time to make them. One problem I had with them is that when I went to glue the jar onto the candlestick I had major issues. The metal ring on the candlesticks (2 of the 3) were not centered, and the bottoms of my jars were bowed and not centered. Thus, the jars were sitting on the candlesticks completely lopsided and not very securely. My solution was to take out the metal rings on the candlesticks with pliers. Then I went back to Hobby Lobby (thank goodness it is just around the corner!) and bought three small wooden base circles (2/$1). I attached the bases upside down to the top of the candlestick and the jar to the base. The jar has a more substantial base to stick to and the finished result is awesome! Thank you for the inspiration!

Hey ladies! I just recently found your blog! It is SO awesome! Thank you for all of the tutorials and inspiration!!! Y'all are GREAT!I made these jars this past week and I SO love them. I just got around to blogging about it today! THANKS AGAIN! :)

A friend shared this link with me and I'm excited to make this! I already bought the items I need. And for those who don't live near a Hobby Lobby, they have an online store now! http://shop.hobbylobby.com :)